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>> im asking specifically what is satisfactory? youre sitting next to me here on live tv with one guy who is doing exactly what you are asking a leader to do, which is repudiate all those fringe elements. what exactly do you want them to do that would be satisfactory? >> whenever it comes up and it will come up again, as you mention, there are those that are going to try to infiltrate everything theyre doing to bring an illegitimate agenda to the table, not just the agenda but an illegitimate ma...

Sign that is will be offensive to african-americans, some fringe elements, but by and large that doesnt tell the story. most of the people i met have been welcoming, warm, and thats probably one of the biggest misconceptions i have seen traveling with them. >> well continue to follow what you write and the travels with you as well. shannon travis, thank you very much. tiger woods new nike commercial is fresh meat for the comedy writers of "saturday night live." its worth waiting for.

Elements, or what do you say to those fringe elements who carry around signs like that and claim to be members of this tea party movement? >> well, you nailed it right on the -- you hit the nail on the head right there. they claim to be a part of the tea party movement. in the events ive been involved in, the people who show up with outrageous signs like that are not members of our movement. some are plants from other group who is oppose us who simply come in to try and make us look bad. >> the ...

Republicans and tea partiers. >> reporter: smith is one of some 30 african-american republicans running for congress, one of the biggest rosters ever. something says smith that if more widely known would help drown out any fringe element that tries to associate itself with conservatives. mcallister, who is a popular tea party speaker says the real danger is in not discouraging these fringe elements. when they see someone using the movements to further raise the agen agenda, they should shoot the...

Republicans running for congress, one of the biggest rosters ever. and something, says smith, that if more widely known would help drown out any fringe element that tries to associate itself with conservatives. mcallister, who is a popular tea party speaker, says the real danger for the republican party and the tea party movement is not discouraging these fringe elements. when they see someone using these movements to further a racist agenda, they should shout them down and disinvite them from t...

Because it really has the potential to kind of engender sympathy towards some of these democrats who might otherwise be vulnerable, possibly still will be vulnerable. >> and some of the language that really is beyond the pale, vanderbow, this is what he had to say about this whole posting regarding periellos alleged address. >> we are 3% of american gun owners. thats the muzzles of 3 million rifles who can be, if required, pointed directly at the hearts of anyone who wants to be a tyrant in this...

Crazy nuts is not right. >> except for all those decent hardworking people who are doing the right thing, who are protesting, they are all shamed by -- if it is just a few people using the n word and spitting on people, it hurts the entire movement. yes, there are honest, decent people in the crowd but there are also some fringe elements. until somebody stands up and condemns the fringe element, i dont see how this changes. thank you both for coming in this morning. we appreciate it. its a hot t...

At a tea party rally. that is a bit surprising. am i wrong? >> i wish i could say i was surprised. its more unfair and actually more vial because any lunatic can say anything on the web. these are respectable newspapers and magazines. but it isnt surprising to knee because the people who linked timothy mcveigh with talk radio were absolutely mainstream journalists also. it was dan rather, it was davidy g -- it was david groder. a lot of mainstream -- there was no web back then really, none to sp...

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